Weather Records on 13 August 1913

20 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 13 August 1913. Highest significance: Lund, SE.

Key Facts for 13 August 1913

On 13 August 1913, 20 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
2 were record highs and 12 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 0 monthly and 20 daily.
Lund set a daily record precipitation of 22.5 mm (0.9 in) on 13 August 1913.
Across 159 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 477 records.

Record Map

20 stations

20 station records on 13 August 1913 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 13 August 1913: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Lund	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	22.5 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Hvar	Croatia	Record daily precipitation	20.6 mm (0.8 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Gogland	Russia	Record daily precipitation	23.8 mm (0.9 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Perth Regional Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Harnosand	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	21.8 mm (0.9 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Vestervig	Denmark	Record low maximum temperature	14.5 C (58.1 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Kristianstad	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	14.0 C (57.2 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)
World Trade Ctr	United States	Record low maximum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Washington	United States	Record low maximum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Yardley Chase	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	0.8 mm (0.03 in)	8 of 100 (Routine)
Bjuraker	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	14.2 C (57.6 F)	8 of 100 (Routine)
Hambantota	Sri Lanka	Record high minimum temperature	25.4 C (77.7 F)	6 of 100 (Routine)
Galway	Ireland	Record low minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	4 of 100 (Routine)
Baltimore Customs House	United States	Record low maximum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	3 of 100 (Routine)
Koebenhavn: Landbohojskolen-1	Denmark	Record low minimum temperature	8.0 C (46.4 F)	2 of 100 (Routine)
Sveg	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	12.0 C (53.6 F)	2 of 100 (Routine)
Philadelphia City	United States	Record low maximum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	2 of 100 (Routine)
Koebenhavn: Landbohojskolen-1	Denmark	Record low maximum temperature	15.9 C (60.6 F)	1 of 100 (Routine)
Karlshamn	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	1 of 100 (Routine)
Gavle	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	14.0 C (57.2 F)	1 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

20 records

Records set or tied on 13 August 1913 by type: Lowest daily maximum 10, Highest daily minimum 2, Lowest daily minimum 2, Heaviest daily rainfall 6.

Records on 13 August 1913 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	0
Lowest daily maximum	10
Highest daily minimum	2
Lowest daily minimum	2
Heaviest daily rainfall	6
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 13 August 1913 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 0, daily 20.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

12 broken records

Margins by which the 12 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 10.3. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

13 August 1913

Top 20 records on 13 August 1913 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
13 August 1913	Lund, SE	daily rain	22.5 mm (0.9 in)	8.5 mm (0.33 in)	4 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
13 August 1913	Hvar, HR	daily rain	20.6 mm (0.8 in)	10.3 mm (0.4 in)	23 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
13 August 1913	Gogland, RU	daily rain	23.8 mm (0.9 in)	4.8 mm (0.19 in)	31 years	18 of 100 (Routine)
13 August 1913	Perth Regional Office, AU	daily rain	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	1.0 mm (0.04 in)	30 years	13 of 100 (Routine)
13 August 1913	Harnosand, SE	daily rain	21.8 mm (0.9 in)	5.7 mm (0.22 in)	11 years	13 of 100 (Routine)
13 August 1913	Vestervig, DK	daily low max	14.5 C (58.1 F)	0.1 C (0.2 F)	25 years	11 of 100 (Routine)
13 August 1913	Kristianstad, SE	daily low max	14.0 C (57.2 F)	2.0 C (3.6 F)	4 years	11 of 100 (Routine)
13 August 1913	World Trade Ctr, US	daily low max	21.7 C (71.1 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	22 years	11 of 100 (Routine)
13 August 1913	Washington, US	daily low max	21.7 C (71.1 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	7 years	9 of 100 (Routine)
13 August 1913	Yardley Chase, ZA	daily rain	0.8 mm (0.03 in)	0.5 mm (0.02 in)	19 years	8 of 100 (Routine)
13 August 1913	Bjuraker, SE	daily low max	14.2 C (57.6 F)	0.3 C (0.5 F)	17 years	8 of 100 (Routine)
13 August 1913	Hambantota, LK	daily high min	25.4 C (77.7 F)	0.2 C (0.4 F)	3 years	6 of 100 (Routine)
13 August 1913	Galway, IE	daily low min (Tie)	7.2 C (45.0 F)	tie	43 years	4 of 100 (Routine)
13 August 1913	Baltimore Customs House, US	daily low max (Tie)	22.2 C (72.0 F)	tie	39 years	3 of 100 (Routine)
13 August 1913	Koebenhavn: Landbohojskolen-1, DK	daily low min (Tie)	8.0 C (46.4 F)	tie	17 years	2 of 100 (Routine)
13 August 1913	Sveg, SE	daily low max (Tie)	12.0 C (53.6 F)	tie	23 years	2 of 100 (Routine)
13 August 1913	Philadelphia City, US	daily low max (Tie)	22.2 C (72.0 F)	tie	18 years	2 of 100 (Routine)
13 August 1913	Koebenhavn: Landbohojskolen-1, DK	daily low max (Tie)	15.9 C (60.6 F)	tie	11 years	1 of 100 (Routine)
13 August 1913	Karlshamn, SE	daily low max (Tie)	15.0 C (59.0 F)	tie	14 years	1 of 100 (Routine)
13 August 1913	Gavle, SE	daily high min (Tie)	14.0 C (57.2 F)	tie	4 years	1 of 100 (Routine)

Significance is a score from 0 to 100 combining margin, the age of the old record and the length of the station's record. How it is computed.

The Same Date in Other Years

1793 to 1913

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1913. 1913 had 20 records.

Counts for years before the ledger starts come from the same station rules.

Records on 08-13 in each year
Year	Records
1793	1
1796	1
1807	1
1843	2
1849	1
1855	1
1856	1
1857	1
1861	3
1864	3
1867	3
1868	2
1871	1
1872	1
1874	1
1876	3
1878	1
1879	1
1881	1
1885	3
1886	1
1887	5
1889	3
1890	2
1891	1
1892	1
1893	3
1894	4
1895	6
1896	4
1897	9
1898	2
1899	4
1900	3
1901	3
1902	23
1903	12
1904	11
1905	11
1906	8
1907	3
1908	36
1909	33
1910	9
1911	41
1912	53
1913	20
1914	19
1915	32
1916	64
1917	62
1918	68
1919	38
1920	56
1921	34
1922	39
1923	84
1924	168
1925	145
1926	168
1927	113
1928	215
1929	184
1930	490
1931	596
1932	369
1933	291
1934	427
1935	400
1936	705
1937	370
1938	442
1939	276
1940	631
1941	516
1942	388
1943	611
1944	761
1945	355
1946	599
1947	685
1948	346
1949	420
1950	436
1951	373
1952	985
1953	238
1954	781
1955	732
1956	355
1957	432
1958	352
1959	363
1960	460
1961	503
1962	550
1963	583
1964	1,526
1965	734
1966	565
1967	1,091
1968	828
1969	663
1970	390
1971	431
1972	485
1973	452
1974	572
1975	462
1976	693
1977	678
1978	761
1979	1,198
1980	502
1981	534
1982	653
1983	647
1984	597
1985	829
1986	609
1987	1,106
1988	1,363
1989	637
1990	770
1991	845
1992	1,666
1993	993
1994	944
1995	1,910
1996	1,276
1997	1,009
1998	917
1999	1,363
2000	719
2001	861
2002	1,475
2003	1,993
2004	2,040
2005	1,418
2006	1,023
2007	1,243
2008	842
2009	806
2010	1,783
2011	736
2012	969
2013	430
2014	701
2015	653
2016	1,064
2017	523
2018	462
2019	653
2020	753
2021	928
2022	799
2023	763
2024	1,061
2025	714
2026	1,097

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Data for records on 1913-08-13: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.

Sources: Source: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Global Historical Climatology Network Daily (GHCN-Daily). Records are computed by World Extreme Weather Monitor and are not official NOAA products. (US Government open data (NOAA NCEI)) Made with Natural Earth. Public domain map data. Borders are Natural Earth's de facto depiction. Data as of 2026-10-16 (16 October 2026). Records are computed by this site and are not official.

Data as of 2026-10-15. Last revised 15 October 2026 (2026-10-15).

Margin	Records
0 to 2	7
2 to 4	1
4 to 6	2
6 to 8	0
8 to 10	1
10 to 12	1